Hey there Delilah

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ShockwaveVT

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Dec 13, 2004
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Its a nice song but like a few posters above, I find it amateurish, clichéd and kinda immature - almost like some college kid wrote it for his girlfriend going to a college far away. For something that could have been written by thousands of wannabe acoustic guitar players trying to pick up chicks in dorms all across America, I find its popularity and excessive airplay amusing.

edit: and after reading about how it was actually written to try and pick up a chick, I'm laughing.
 

DanTMWTMP

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Oct 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
i don't have sound @ work, so i can't listen to that vid, but now i have the friggin song stuck in my head. great

:Disgust; :Disgust;

EDIT: WTF is the disgusted emoticon broken or some crap? :|

It's :disgust; not :Disgust;

it keeps changing it capital D and now lower case d. I've always typed it out w/ lowercase d.

... :Disgust; <--- i'm typing this w/ a lowercase d. When I press the "reply to topic" button, it'll change to capital D. Besides, I don't think taht matters since i've never really had a problem before.

test (lowercase) :D :D
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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i don't mind it. it is a "cute" song.

except for "even more in love with me you'll fall" or whatever. that line is weak.
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't mind it. it is a "cute" song.

except for "even more in love with me you'll fall" or whatever. that line is weak.
but it rhymes with:

"we'll have it all"

:D

all i'm sayin' is guys if you sing this to your girl, guitar playing with it is a bonus, she'll swoon. :) (of course insert her name in place of Delilah)
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't mind it. it is a "cute" song.

except for "even more in love with me you'll fall" or whatever. that line is weak.
but it rhymes with:

"we'll have it all"

:D

all i'm sayin' is guys if you sing this to your girl, guitar playing with it is a bonus, she'll swoon. :)
definitely... guitar playing ability = panty remover.
 

Agentbolt

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Jul 9, 2004
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I tried playing this for an old girlfriend, she was amused more than anything. I guess it came off as a bit corny.

I still really like the song though, thanks whoever bumped it.
 

OdiN

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Mar 1, 2000
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This is one of the worst "songs" in the world. The moron just comes off like an arrogant prick. I mean singing about how he's going to pay bills with his guitar but he can't even hardly play the fucking thing, and to top that off his song is shitty anyway. But it will probably sell because people are stupid.
 

amicold

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Feb 7, 2005
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It was an okay song, then everyone started using it as their song, now I'm annoyed. And singing it to your woman holds no value.
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: OdiN
This is one of the worst "songs" in the world. The moron just comes off like an arrogant prick. I mean singing about how he's going to pay bills with his guitar but he can't even hardly play the fucking thing, and to top that off his song is shitty anyway. But it will probably sell because people are stupid.
lmao everything sucks
 

lokiju

Lifer
May 29, 2003
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I like it but it's been played to death.

Though there are much worse songs out there that get played to death also.

I'm looking your way Fergie! :| Damn Clumsy song is horrible IMO.
 

OdiN

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Mar 1, 2000
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: OdiN
This is one of the worst "songs" in the world. The moron just comes off like an arrogant prick. I mean singing about how he's going to pay bills with his guitar but he can't even hardly play the fucking thing, and to top that off his song is shitty anyway. But it will probably sell because people are stupid.
lmao everything sucks

No, but that guy is being a douche.
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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not sure that i've heard it. my friend said that it is about some chick in the plympcis or something?
 

lokiju

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May 29, 2003
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Originally posted by: OdiN
This is one of the worst "songs" in the world. The moron just comes off like an arrogant prick. I mean singing about how he's going to pay bills with his guitar but he can't even hardly play the fucking thing, and to top that off his song is shitty anyway. But it will probably sell because people are stupid.

:Jay Sherman; It stinks! :Jay Sherman;
 

Acanthus

Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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The song is actually about a girl named delilah i heard..

If you watch the video its a big shocker she didnt come running...

Maybe if you took a shower once a year and didnt dress like you just walked out of your trailer to pick up your welfare check... Delilah would be dating you and i wouldnt have to hear this song on the radio every 9 minutes.
 
Mar 22, 2002
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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: OdiN
This is one of the worst "songs" in the world. The moron just comes off like an arrogant prick. I mean singing about how he's going to pay bills with his guitar but he can't even hardly play the fucking thing, and to top that off his song is shitty anyway. But it will probably sell because people are stupid.
lmao everything sucks

No, but that guy is being a douche.

I do believe it's just a song, my friend. A hopeful, potentially unrealistic song. It doesn't have to be true and it doesn't even have to be about himself. It could just be a song. So seriously though, who's being a douche? Chill out, man, don't take everything you hear or read in such a serious manner.
 
Dec 26, 2007
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Originally posted by: Pugnax
Hate it. He didn't even win over Delilah with it. fail.

Because it was about a girl he knew years before the song was written. He didn't write it for her at the time he first met her and such.

Oh and he is taking her to the Grammy's, so maybe he's not so full of fail as you claim. :)
 

Nitemare

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Feb 8, 2001
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It was ok the first 5 times I heard it, but not the last thousand times.

Clear Channel stations play the same crap every 30 min...
 

jandrews

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believe it or not I have never ever heard this song before. I wasnt even aware of it until i went to ultimate guitar and checked out their top tabs and this was number one by far. I assumed it was some 70s rock song. I am guessing I wont like it but then again if it has good guitar tabs I may check it out.
 

meltdown75

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Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: Modeps
I want to punch the lead singer for rhyming 'city' with 'pretty'
you should just punch the English language then, because Guns N Roses did it too.